On February 26, the New Jersey Assembly Elections Committee passed S2193, to move the presidential primary to February 5. Bills are pending in at least 15 states to move the primary to an earlier date. … Continue reading
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According to a USA Today story of February 25, U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel (R-Nebraska) is considering running for president as a Republican, but he is also considering seeking Unity08’s nomination. The story can be seen here. Thanks to Taegan Goddard’s … Continue reading
Washington Post columnist David Broder has a new column on Unity08 in the February 26 issue. It can be read here. As of February 15, Unity08 had 35,000 voters already signed up to participate in its on-line “presidential primary”. Thanks … Continue reading
On February 26, the U.S. Supreme Court accepted Washington State’s appeal of the “top-two” primary case. The voters of Washington state had passed that type of primary in November 2004. But in 2005 the U.S. District Court had ruled it … Continue reading
Louisiana held special elections in three state house seats on Saturday, February 24. In the 40th district in the central part of the state (St. Landry Parish), five Democrats and one independent, Bradford Jackson, ran. Jackson came in third with … Continue reading